Fashion Week Is Pruning Its Diesel Generators

Hiroko Masuike for The New York Times Two of the three diesel generators on Amsterdam Avenue during Fashion Week last February Fashion Week is back, minus two diesel-powered generators. The event’s producers said they had plugged into Fordham University and the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center to help power their tents and get rid of two of nine portable generators that drew complaints about noise and fumes from Upper West Side neighbors last winter. “We remain committed to being good neighbors and truly believe that our event has, and will continue to have, a positive impact on the surrounding community and local economy,” Zach Eichman, a spokesman for IMG Fashion, said in a statement. Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, which is scheduled for Sept. 8 to 15 but is setting up right now, was held in Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan before moving to Lincoln Center last year. ...